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Q141
The Indian agricultural period from July to October-November is known as:
  • A Rabi season
  • B Kharif season
  • C Pre-kharif season
  • D Slack season
Answer: Option B
Explanation: This period corresponds to the Kharif cropping season.
Q142
After which year was there a substantial increase in food grain production, especially wheat?
  • A 1954
  • B 1964
  • C 1965
  • D 1966
Answer: Option D
Explanation: The Green Revolution started showing impacts from 1966 onward.
Q143
Find the mismatched pair:
  • A Tea - Assam
  • B Groundnut - Bihar
  • C Coconut - Kerala
  • D Sugarcane - Uttar Pradesh
Answer: Option B
Explanation: Groundnut is not a major crop in Bihar.
Q144
Match crops with producing states: Tea -?
  • A Himachal Pradesh
  • B Assam
  • C Uttar Pradesh
  • D Gujarat
Answer: Option B
Explanation: Assam is the predominant tea-producing state.
Q145
When was the Green Revolution started in India?
  • A 1960
  • B 1970
  • C 1980
  • D 1990
Answer: Option A
Explanation: The Green Revolution began in India in the 1960s.
Q146
Which is NOT a cause of low productivity in Indian agriculture?
  • A Cooperative farming
  • B Inadequate input availability
  • C Subdivision and fragmentation of land
  • D Poor finance and marketing facilities
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Cooperative farming helps increase productivity.
Q147
Which one of the following is called brown paper?
  • A Jute
  • B Cotton
  • C Rubber
  • D Leaf
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Jute fiber is known as brown paper.
Q148
The most important uranium mine in India is located at:
  • A Manavalakurichi
  • B Gauribidanur
  • C Vashi
  • D Jaduguda
Answer: Option D
Explanation: Jaduguda is the main uranium mining site.
Q149
Which state is estimated to have the largest coal reserves?
  • A Andhra Pradesh
  • B Bihar including Jharkhand
  • C Madhya Pradesh including Chhattisgarh
  • D Orissa
Answer: Option B
Explanation: Jharkhand and Bihar have the largest coal reserves.
Q150
Which Indian state has the largest reserves of monazite with high thorium content?
  • A Kerala
  • B Karnataka
  • C Gujarat
  • D Maharashtra
Answer: Option A
Explanation: Kerala holds the largest monazite and thorium reserves.
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